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On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91 to 93 mezzanine, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Nécessaire

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Agate necessaire with gold mounts


Object details

Categories
Jewellery
Metalwork
Personal Accessories
Object type
Nécessaire
Parts
This object consists of 18 parts.

  • Necessaire
  • Bottle With Stopper
  • Cap (Closures)
  • Bottle With Stopper
  • Cap (Closures)
  • Bottle With Stopper
  • Cap (Closures)
  • Bottle With Stopper
  • Cap (Closures)
  • Writing Tablet
  • Mirror
  • Scissors
  • Needle
  • Pencil
  • Combination Needle and Spoon
  • Spoon
  • Combination File and Tweezers
  • Knife (Cutting Tool)
Materials and techniques
Agate with gold mounts
Agate
Gold
Brief description
Agate necessaire with gold mounts, England, about 1750
Physical description
Agate necessaire with gold mounts
Credit line
Given by Mrs Samuel S. Joseph
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.161:1 to 18-1941

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Record createdJuly 18, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O114165/nécessaire-unknown/
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